This one-day advanced training course will be taught by Jim Buchholz, Drew Morris, and various guest instructors from the Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin and UW Sea Grant. Participants will meet at the Sanderling Nature Center located along the shoreline of Lake Michigan at Kohler-Andrae State Park. The course will include some classroom instruction, but most of the day will be spent on various field trips. Transportation will be provided by bus if sufficient registrations are received, or by car-pooling.

Monarch populations have declined by more than 80% in recent decades. Your help is needed! Collect critical monarch data in Wisconsin to help conservation partners understand monarch populations and protect monarchs and their habitat. Learn about monarch monitoring projects from University of Minnesota Monarch Lab experts including Monarch Larva Monitoring Project, Journey North and Project Monarch Health. Participants will be asked to volunteer 10 hours towards monarch monitoring efforts in 2018. Is your organization interested in training others to monitor monarchs?

Fungi are fun! Wisconsin Mycological Society specialists will help you discover the diversity of the Fungi Kingdom. Learn major fungal groups, basics of fungus identification, fungal ecology, and identification of common Wisconsin species. Everyone receives a copy of the National Audubon Society Filed Guide to Mushrooms. Dress weather appropriate, as fungi hunters are not discouraged by rain!

Monarch populations have declined by more than 80% in recent decades. Your help is needed! Collect critical monarch data in Wisconsin to help conservation partners understand monarch populations and protect monarchs and their habitat. Learn about monarch monitoring projects from University of Minnesota Monarch Lab experts including Monarch Larva Monitoring Project, Journey North and Project Monarch Health. Participants will be asked to volunteer 10 hours towards monarch monitoring efforts in 2018. Is your organization interested in training others to monitor monarchs?